CareerEquity

It’s time to rethink employer—training provider partnerships. Too often, workforce development programs focus on short-term job placement rather than long-term career paths—leading to high turnover and limited long-term impact. Nonprofits play an important role in workforce development, including bridging skills gaps between local talent who are ready to work and employers who need skilled workers to grow. Our strategic partner The JPI Group helps non-profits, workforce boards, and employers create workforce development solutions that jump-start long-term careers and build sustainable local economies. What needs to change? • Shift from job placement to talent pipeline development • Work with employers to co-create training programs that align with actual skills needs • Require career growth commitments from employer partners The workforce programs of the future must go beyond training to drive economic mobility. But by rethinking employer partnerships, nonprofits can help build sustainable career opportunities for local talent. Want to learn more about how JPI is working with employers, nonprofits, and training providers to strengthen workforce development programs? Read more about the solutions in their blog, linked in the first comment below. . . . #TheJPIGroup #CleanEnergyJobs #WorkforceDevelopment

Why do so many employers in on-demand industries struggle with finding the right talent to fill their open positions? How can we help job seekers from local communities build the skills they need to fill the open positions in career fields experiencing strong growth? It’s questions like these that the founders of CareerEquity asked before building the most innovative platform available to measure and reach your workforce development goals. CareerEquity is transforming the way employers hire pre-vetted local talent, connect with community partners, and track program outcomes. CareerEquity can help you: ↳ Tap into a unified workforce development ecosystem with the technology, tools, and data to track outcomes. ↳ Connect to local, trained, and pre-vetted talent with the skills your workforce needs right now, and in the future. ↳ Leverage job readiness tracking and talent management tools, including skills assessments and employer-specific career pathways. ↳ Improve hiring and retention rates by connecting talent to wraparound employee services (e.g., transportation, child care and mental health services). ↳ Access workforce data, including local skill gaps and other valuable insights to inform your hiring and upskilling strategies. Let’s get started today. . . . #CareerEquity #WorkforceDevelopment #TalentDevelopment

The workforce development community is vast – it’s diverse – and it’s growing. Here’s what these partners have in common: ↳ Desire to build a strong pipeline of skilled talent ↳ Need to collect and understand large amounts of data ↳ Understanding the importance of building strong partnerships CareerEquity works with employers, training organizations, vocational schools, and grant-making organizations committed to strengthening the workforce development ecosystem in America. We help connect job seekers and employers to local organizations that provide services and support, while also connecting talent with training and upskilling opportunities and open jobs in high-demand fields. Together, we’re creating the collaborative workforce development ecosystem we need to build the local talent pools employers depend on. From tracking job readiness to providing real-time analytics and access to wraparound services like childcare and transportation, CareerEquity ensures every step of the workforce development journey is optimized to meet the needs of our partners. What’s your #1 workforce development goal this year? Let’s work together to track it, optimize it, and reach it! . . . #CareerEquity #WorkforceDevelopment #Upskilling

𝐑𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐦𝐚𝐣𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞. More open jobs mean fewer products to market, fewer services to customers, and less business growth. Do you know the best way to find and connect to the workforce development funding opportunities in your industry? Developing a strong talent pipeline is key to reaching our country’s economic goals… and there is state, federal, and local funding available to help employers and training providers upskill local talent. Connecting with workforce funding opportunities can also reduce the cost of talent management. From the U.S. Department of Labor to state workforce development boards, local nonprofits, schools, and training providers, there are workforce development partners and training opportunities available to support your business, your team, and your growth plan. Reach out to our team for help strengthening your talent management plan this year. . . . #CareerEquity #WorkforceDevelopment #TalentManagement

Career training program Willdan Clean Energy Academy doubled its size, while improving job placement rates by 10%. How did they do it? With help from CareerEquity, Willdan overcame one of the biggest hurdles within the workforce development community – data tracking. This clean energy industry training partner is building a pipeline of skilled workers to meet the growing demands of the sector. The need is great: for both skilled workers to meet demand, and for access to job opportunities within local communities. So great, in fact, that the program has trained 1,000+ members of their local community and placed 60% of them, targeting high-paying jobs in the clean energy industry. But more participants and employer partners means more program data to collect and understand. And tracking the growing number of training program graduates is a challenge that just keeps growing…. Willdan collects data on employment opportunities, application success rates, and candidates’ advancement along career pathways to help measure their long-term impact. To do so, they depend on CareerEquity’s unified workforce development platform. As their program grows, the team now has the tools and technology to track and measure the success of its graduates, collaborate with employment partners, and improve program efficiencies. We're proud to be on Team Willdan! . . . #CareerEquity #WorkforceDevelopment #HRTech

You may have noticed that there’s a gap in the market – between the number of open jobs employers are hiring for and the skilled workers to fill them. Well, there’s also a gap within the journey from 'job seeker to job ready' that is challenging local talent across the country. Job seekers face many barriers to employment, including: ↳ Location – where they live, and the jobs and training opportunities available ↳ Transportation – in areas across the country without strong public transportation options, it’s more difficult for employees to get to work ↳ Technology – some applicants lack the digital literacy skills to search and apply for jobs online These are just some of the challenges that affect our workforce and impact employers' talent pipelines. What can we do to help? CareerEquity helps job-seekers get job-ready, faster with: • Interview and job readiness coaching and mentoring • Skills training in on-demand industries • Connection to wraparound employee services, including transportation, childcare, and mental health support How is your community helping to bridge the gap between job-seeker and job-ready? Share your experiences in the comments. . . . #CareerEquity #WorkforceDevelopment #TalentManagement #Jobs #JobReadiness

After speaking with employers and career training partners across the country, 𝙊𝙪𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙘𝙚 𝙙𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙥𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙨𝙮𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙢 surprises them most. "I didn’t know that there was a system that exists that connects all the workforce development players in one ecosystem!" "Before I found CareerEquity, I was using separate tools to connect with all the partners I need for workforce development." 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗹, 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄! CareerEquity provides the tools, the technology, and the industry expertise to help workforce development partners connect, collaborate, and build stronger talent pipelines. . . . #CareerEquity #LocalJobs #WorkforceDevelopment #CareerTraining

Utility projects are more than just infrastructure upgrades—they’re opportunities to strengthen local economies. A new look at these important local projects by our strategic partner @the-jpi-group shows how utilities are boosting local economies with a commitment to hiring local talent and partnering with local businesses and training providers. Local empowerment strategies include: • Investing in Training: Partnering with local organizations to develop workforce training programs. • Prioritizing Local Contracts: Working with small businesses to support local supply chains. • Fostering Inclusion: Developing programs that provide opportunities for underrepresented communities. By connecting utilities with local talent who have the career skills they need to thrive in the sector, and with local businesses that strengthen their supply chain, utility partners like JPI are helping drive positive, long-term impacts on our local communities. You can read more about workforce development partnerships within the utilities sector in the JPI blog, linked in the first comment below. . . . #TheJPIGroup #CleanEnergyJobs #WorkforceDevelopment

We are excited to join the Building Performance Association National Home Performance Conference & Trade Show to meet workforce development partners committed to building the clean energy workforce of the future. Thousands of building professionals will descend on the city of New Orleans April 7–10 to learn more about energy-efficient practices at this annual career training and networking event. CareerEquity team member Brandon Bates will be there too, meeting with employers who are committed to workforce development and upskilling initiatives that provide their team members with the skills they need to meet the clean energy goals of the future. If you’re a contractor, weatherization professional, trainer, program administrator, energy auditor, or other residential energy efficiency professional traveling to New Orleans next week, please comment below and let’s connect at the event! . . . #CareerEquity #HomePerformance #CleanEnergy #WorkforceDevelopment

Employers keep asking us about apprenticeships! The clean energy sector is already using them as an effective tool to help build a pipeline of skilled talent. Employer-led programs like these are helping ensure that the clean energy industry has the skilled workforce it needs to grow to meet the demands of the sector. Another positive for employers… upskilling your workforce has been shown to increase employee engagement and improve retention. Reducing turnover saves companies money… and apprenticeship programs across the country are helping open up on-demand career pathways (like the clean energy sector provides) to more local talent by offering paid on-the-job training. We think that's a WIN WIN! . . . #Apprenticeships #CareerEquity #WorkforceDevelopment